Priyadarshan wraps up his period drama in 101 days

Suniel Shetty

Writer-director Priyadarshan has wrapped up the shoot of the multilingual Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (Marakkar: The Lion of the Arabian Sea) in 101 days.

Priyadarshan

He claims this is the fastest for a period drama. The Mohanlal and Suniel Shetty-starrer is likely to release in January 2020. The film is set in the 16th century India, it is based on the battles of Kunjali Marakkars - the naval chieftains of the Zamorin of Calicut. Kunjali Marakkars organised the first naval defence of the Indian coast and safeguarded Calicut from Portuguese invasion for almost a century.

Suniel Shetty was last seen onscreen in A Gentleman along with Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez. Suniel's son Ahan Shetty will soon be making her Bollywood debut with a Hindi remake of Telugu cult movie RX100 opposite Tara Sutaria, who will be making her debut with Student Of The Year 2.

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